Amer Ghalib is the mayor of Hamtramck, Michigan. He made a good choice when he endorsed President Trump in the 2024 election. Now President Trump has sought to return the favor by nominating Ghalib to be the United States Ambassador to Kuwait. Emily Jacobs has a detailed account of Ghalib’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee this past Thursday here at Jewish Insider.
Is Ghalib’s nomination a thank-you too far? You can get some idea of the nature of the problem he poses from the brief clip below. Senator Cruz has declared his opposition. You be the judge.
In his confirmation hearing today, I was deeply troubled by several of the comments of the nominee for U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait, particulalry when he would not say if he agreed with the President’s view that Israel is the national homeland for the Jewish people. pic.twitter.com/2K2FW4KrSV
— Senator Dave McCormick (@SenMcCormickPA) October 23, 2025
